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MAY
1972

Monday, May 1st

IN THE NEWS: Jim Wynn hits a grand slam and Johnny Edwards hits a 3-run homer to help the Astros edge the Pirates, 9–8. Both homers come off Steve Blass. Jim "Sting" Ray, who pitches the last two innings, wins his 4th straight.

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 1, 1972
» Bobby Chouinard in Manila, Philippines

SCOREBOARD: MAY 1, 1972
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
Houston Astros 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Three Rivers Stadium
New York Mets 7, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Oakland's Vida Blue ends a long holdout, signing a contract for $63,000. The young southpaw had received $14,750 in 1971 while winning the AL Cy Young and MVP awards.

The Mets Gary Gentry fires a two hitter at the Giants in winning 4–2, and Bobby Bonds collects both hits. Both are triples.

The Reds spot the Cards a 6–0 lead, then score two in the 6th and five in the 7th to win, 7–6. Bobby Tolan's 3-run homer is the big blow in the 7th.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 2, 1972
Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Memorial Stadium
Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 5, California Angels 0 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium
Chicago Cubs 12, Atlanta Braves 1 at Wrigley Field
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Dodger Stadium
San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park
Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 3rd

IN THE NEWS: For the second straight day, the Cubs whomp the Braves, 12–1. Jose Cardenal leads the attack with a triple, double, and two singles. Fergie Jenkins is the easy winner as Jack Billingham loses his 4th straight.

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 3, 1972
» Darren Dreifort in Wichita, KS

SCOREBOARD: MAY 3, 1972
Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 1 at Tiger Stadium
Minnesota Twins 7, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium
Cleveland Indians 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
Chicago Cubs 12, Atlanta Braves 1 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Diego Padres 3, Montreal Expos 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
New York Mets 8, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 4th

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 4, 1972
» Manny Aybar in Bani, D.R.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 4, 1972
Chicago Cubs 8, Atlanta Braves 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 5th

IN THE NEWS: The Angels acquire Bob Oliver from the Royals for Tom Murphy.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 5, 1972
Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Memorial Stadium
Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
California Angels 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Anaheim Stadium
Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Texas Rangers 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Oakland Athletics 3, New York Yankees 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Riverfront Stadium
Montreal Expos 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Parc Jarry
San Diego Padres 6, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Veteran's Stadium
Atlanta Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 6th

IN THE NEWS: Carmen Fanzone, playing for Ron Santo, who is sidelined with a fractured wrist, hits two homers and drives home four runs to lead the Cubs over the Astros, 6–4. Juan Pizarro wins in relief.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 6, 1972
Kansas City Royals 9, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
Minnesota Twins 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
California Angels 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Anaheim Stadium
Cleveland Indians 12, Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Texas Rangers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Oakland Athletics 4, New York Yankees 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 4 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium
San Diego Padres 6, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium
San Francisco Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 7th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 7, 1972
Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Memorial Stadium
Minnesota Twins 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
Milwaukee Brewers 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 4 at Tiger Stadium
Oakland Athletics 7, New York Yankees 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Riverfront Stadium
Montreal Expos 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 8, San Diego Padres 6 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 8, San Francisco Giants 3 at Veteran's Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 8th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 8, 1972
New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 9th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 9, 1972
Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Minnesota Twins 4, New York Yankees 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
Oakland Athletics 10, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Oakland Athletics 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium
Montreal Expos 7, San Francisco Giants 1 at Parc Jarry
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 10th

IN THE NEWS: Orioles lefty Dave McNally hurls his 4th shutout of the season, blanking the Rangers, 1–0. Pete Broberg, who allows just two hits, takes the loss.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 10, 1972
Baltimore Orioles 1, Texas Rangers 0 at Memorial Stadium
California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Anaheim Stadium
Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Minnesota Twins 2, New York Yankees 0 at Metropolitan Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium
San Francisco Giants 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Shea Stadium
San Diego Padres 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium
Houston Astros 10, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 11th

IN THE NEWS: The Giants trade future Hall of Famer Willie Mays to the Mets for minor league P Charlie Williams and cash.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 11, 1972
Texas Rangers 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 8, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium
San Francisco Giants 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Shea Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Diego Padres 5 at Veteran's Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 3 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 12th

IN THE NEWS: The Brewers and Twins go 21 innings before the one A.M. curfew halts play with the score 3–3. They'll pick it up tomorrow. It's not exactly like kissing your sister as they tie the major-league record for intentional walks by two teams in an extra-inning game with 7. The Twins tie their club record by stranding 23.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 12, 1972
New York Yankees 6, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium
Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Comiskey Park I
Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Riverfront Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome
San Diego Padres 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Shea Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 13th

IN THE NEWS: The Brewers score in the top of the 22nd to win 4–3, then lose to the Twins 4–3 in 15 innings. The two games take nine hours and 23 minutes to complete and sets an AL record for consecutive innings played in two days.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 13, 1972
New York Yankees 3, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium
Chicago White Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, Texas Rangers 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Municipal Stadium
Minnesota Twins 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Metropolitan Stadium
Boston Red Sox 9, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 11, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Riverfront Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
San Diego Padres 5, Montreal Expos 0 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Shea Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 14th

IN THE NEWS: In front a Mother's Day crowd of 35,000, Willie Mays, makes a triumphant return to New York with the Mets, hitting a game-winning home run against his old teammates. He scores in the 1st on Rusty Staub's grand slam and his solo in the 5th snaps a 4–4 tie. The final score is 5–4.

Happy birthday, Tony. On his 30th birthday, Tony Perez knocks in all the six of the Reds' runs as they sweep a pair from the Cardinals, winning 4–3 and 2–0. The nitecap is a stellar 3-hit, 12 strikeout shutout by pitcher Tom Hall.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 14, 1972
California Angels 6, New York Yankees 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Municipal Stadium
Kansas City Royals 8, Detroit Tigers 4 at Municipal Stadium
Minnesota Twins 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Atlanta Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Astrodome
Montreal Expos 9, San Diego Padres 3 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Shea Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 15th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 15, 1972
Oakland Athletics 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium
Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Comiskey Park I
Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Municipal Stadium
Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 2 at Astrodome
New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Veteran's Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 16th

IN THE NEWS: The Cubs Rick Monday hits a single and three consecutive home runs, driving in five runs in an 8–1 win over the Phillies. The Phils only score is a 500-foot clanger by Greg Luzinski off the Liberty Bell in CF at Veterans Stadium.

In the Reds 4–3 win over the Giants, Pete Rose knocks in the winning run on an attempted intentional walk. On a 3–0 count, Giants pitcher Ron Bryant comes close to the plate with ball four and Rose drives it on the ground and reaches base on an error.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 16, 1972
California Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Chicago White Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 0 at Municipal Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium
Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Astrodome
New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Shea Stadium
Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park
Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 17th

IN THE NEWS: The Rangers take 18 innings to beat the Royals, 4–3.

Willie Mays, playing CF for the Mets, coaxes a leadoff walk in the first and scores on a triple by Ted Martinez. Sliding home, he knocks the ball out of C John Boccabella's glove and into the dugout, allowing Martinez to score. The Mets beat Montreal, 2-1.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 17, 1972
Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium
Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Tiger Stadium
Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Municipal Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at County Stadium
Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 0 at Astrodome
New York Mets 12, Montreal Expos 2 at Shea Stadium
Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 12, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Diego Padres 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 18th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 18, 1972
California Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium
Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium
New York Mets 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Shea Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 19th

IN THE NEWS: The Reds trade Bernie Carbo to the Cards for Joe Hague and also beat the Padres, 1–0, behind Jim McGlothin. The win gives the Reds a 9-game winning streak.

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 19, 1972
» Scott McClain in Simi Valley, CA

SCOREBOARD: MAY 19, 1972
Chicago White Sox 3, California Angels 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 16, Oakland Athletics 1 at Municipal Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at County Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium
Texas Rangers 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Arlington Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 1 at Dodger Stadium
New York Mets 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Montreal Expos 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 1, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 6 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 20th

IN THE NEWS: Bobby Valentine homers on the first pitch of the game and Al Downing shuts out Houston on two hits to give the Dodgers a 3–0 win. The game takes just one hour and 30 minutes—an LA club record— and moves Los Angeles into 1st place.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 20, 1972
Chicago White Sox 8, California Angels 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Oakland Athletics 8, Kansas City Royals 5 at Municipal Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 6, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium
Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 1 at Arlington Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 0 at Dodger Stadium
New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium
New York Mets 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Diego Padres 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Atlanta Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 21st

SCOREBOARD: MAY 21, 1972
Chicago White Sox 9, California Angels 8 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 0 at Tiger Stadium
Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Municipal Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 5, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium
Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Arlington Stadium
Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Arlington Stadium
Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego Padres 7, Cincinnati Reds 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park
San Francisco Giants 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Candlestick Park
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 22nd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 22, 1972
Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Chicago White Sox 7, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium
San Francisco Giants 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Dodger Stadium
Montreal Expos 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Parc Jarry
Houston Astros 7, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 23rd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 23, 1972
Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Fenway Park
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium
Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Chicago White Sox 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
Chicago Cubs 2, New York Mets 1 at Wrigley Field
Atlanta Braves 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 5 at Dodger Stadium
Montreal Expos 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Parc Jarry
Houston Astros 7, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 24th

IN THE NEWS: California P Don Rose homers in his first ML at bat, and earns a 6–5 victory over the A's and Vida Blue, who is making his first appearance of the season for Oakland. For Rose, it will be his only ML home run, as well as his only win.

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 24, 1972
» Danny Bautista in Santo Domingo, D.R.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 24, 1972
Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Minnesota Twins 1, Kansas City Royals 0 at Municipal Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Yankee Stadium
California Angels 6, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 1 at Wrigley Field
Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium
San Francisco Giants 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium
Montreal Expos 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Parc Jarry
Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, May 25th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 25, 1972
Boston Red Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Fenway Park
Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Yankee Stadium
New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, May 26th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 26, 1972
Baltimore Orioles 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Fenway Park
California Angels 10, Kansas City Royals 5 at Anaheim Stadium
Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 0 at Metropolitan Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Oakland Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Atlanta Braves 9, San Francisco Giants 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 0 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Astrodome
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Mets 2 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, May 27th

IN THE NEWS: At Pittsburgh, the Phils snap a 10-game losing streak by edging the Pirates 2–1, in 12 innings.

The Tigers use a wild pitch, two bunts, and a single to top Mel Stottlemyre and the Yankees, 2–1. Joe Coleman is the winner for the first place Tigers.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 27, 1972
Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Fenway Park
California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Texas Rangers 16, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
Detroit Tigers 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Oakland Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
San Francisco Giants 11, Atlanta Braves 9 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, San Diego Padres 4 at Riverfront Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, May 28th

IN THE NEWS: The Brewers fire manager Dave Bristol, replacing him with Del Crandall. Coach Roy McMillan takes over until Crandall arrives and guides the team to a 4–1 loss to Boston.

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 28, 1972
» Tilson Brito in Santo Domingo, D.R.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 28, 1972
Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Fenway Park
California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
Oakland Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
San Francisco Giants 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field
San Diego Padres 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Mets 3 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, May 29th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 29, 1972
Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 1 at Memorial Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 5, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium
California Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium
Oakland Athletics 4, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
Oakland Athletics 7, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
Atlanta Braves 2, San Diego Padres 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park
New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, May 30th

IN THE NEWS: Milwaukee's Skip Lockwood one-hits New York 3–1. Lockwood will be involved in two other one-hitters later in the season: June 26th versus Baltimore (with one inning of relief help from Ken Sanders) and August 1st versus Detroit (a 6-inning game).

PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 30, 1972
» Scott Eyre in Inglewood, CA
» Manny Ramirez in Santo Domingo, D.R.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 30, 1972
Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium
California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 0 at Anaheim Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 3, New York Yankees 1 at County Stadium
Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
Texas Rangers 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Arlington Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome
New York Mets 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shea Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, May 31st

IN THE NEWS: Giants RF Bobby Bonds makes a rare unassisted DP in the 4th inning of a 5–4 loss to the Dodgers in 10 innings. Manny Mota's triple drives in the winner.

The red-hot Reds beat the Astros, 12–4 in Houston. George Foster has a 3rd inning grand slam.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 31, 1972
California Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium
Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
Oakland Athletics 5, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 12, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome
Montreal Expos 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Parc Jarry
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)